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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 0520.
Editorial notes Judge Franklin Billings ruled that Vermont’s law allowing DMV license suspensions for non-payment of poll taxes is unconstitutional. The ruling challenges a long standing method towns used to collect the $5 head tax, including the $3 flood tax, now funding Old Age Assistance.
The piece argues for abolishing the poll tax as unfair and unnecessary. It contends all residents already bear government costs through property taxes or rent, and removing the poll tax would not raise overall costs. It criticizes the poll tax as an outdated supplement to hide the total tax burden and urges universal elimination.
The report links Daniel Ellsberg’s Pentagon Papers disclosure to a widening Watergate backdrop. It notes FBI chief Gray’s admission to discarding files in response to presidential aides. It also recalls the Berrigan brothers’ jail term for defacing government records and questions who bears responsibility for destroying potentially damaging information.
The opening of bids shows Mt Anthony and Bennington School Districts will transport pupils about 600000 miles over three years at a cost over 500000 dollars. A Bennington reader suggests police on horseback as fuel saving, jokingly calling the force the Animal Kingdom.
Observers warn that zoning board of adjustment blocks press and public access by maintaining a regular meeting date that conflicts with another town panel. Critics say public interest is ignored and much happens beyond meeting minutes.
A letter obituary reports the death of Recreational Progress in Bennington during exploratory surgery for apathy and official status quo. Dr. Sleeman and CRC Surgical Group led the involved team. memorial plans, flags at half staff, and a church service are discussed amid local reactions and a farewell gathering.
A critical analysis argues the fundamental danger to U S democracy lies not just with Watergate burglars but with the broader network around the White House organizing money flows and dirty tricks. It calls for accountability for those who funded or orchestrated sabotage and infiltration of opposition campaigns rather than merely pursuing Watergate per se.
A fragmented field survey traces farm conditions across Vermont Kansas Missouri Ohio Indiana and Pennsylvania. It notes high farm prices, sparse livestock plantings, extensive rainfall and flooding, and rural responses including victory gardens and shifting protein supplies. Local comments reference Watergate and Mississippi weather.
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